STEVENS POINT - Showtime is developing a television series adaption of the “The Kingkiller Chronicle” series by Stevens Point-based author Patrick Rothfuss.

According to a release from the network, “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as an executive producer and compose music for the show. Producer John Rogers will serve as showrunner and be an executive producer along with Rothfuss, Robert Lawrence and Jennifer Court.

Set a generation before the events of the first book, “The Name of the Wind,” the show will follow a pair of wandering performers on their adventures through the world of Temerant, according to the release.

"SHOWTIME has always championed bold storytelling,” said Lin-Manuel Miranda. “Pat Rothfuss' Kingkiller series is some of the most exciting storytelling I have ever read. I could not be more thrilled to help bring the sights and sounds of his wondrous world of Temerant to the screen.”

Lionsgate will produce the project. In October 2015, it was announced that Rothfuss had reached an agreement with Lionsgate on a multi-platform rights deal to develop "The Kingkiller Chronicle" into movies, television series and video games.

The series tells the story of Kvothe, a magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The first two books have sold more than 10 million copies in 35 languages around the world.